Table 5.
Comparison of the Lifestyle Factors and Psychological Stress in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Patients with Crohn’s Disease between Pre-lockdown and Lockdown Periods.
| Ulcerative colitis (n=241) | Crohn’s disease (n=210) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-lockdown | During-lockdown | p value | Pre-lockdown | During-lockdown | p value | ||
| Lifestyle | |||||||
| Sleeping time | |||||||
| Median (IQR) (h/day) | 6 (6-7) | 6 (6-7) | <0.05 | 6 (6-7) | 6 (6-7) | <0.01 | |
| <7 h/day, n (%) | 140 (58.1%) | 132 (54.8%) | 0.080 | 118 (56.2%) | 106 (50.5%) | <0.01 | |
| ≥7 h/day, n (%) | 101 (41.9%) | 109 (45.2%) | 92 (43.8%) | 104 (49.5%) | |||
| Working time | |||||||
| Working time (h/week), median (IQR) | 28 (0-40) | 12 (0-40) | <0.01 | 40 (0-45) | 27.5 (0-40) | <0.01 | |
| <20 h/week | 100 (41.5%) | 135 (56.0%) | <0.01 | 70 (33.3%) | 92 (43.8%) | <0.01 | |
| 20-40 h/week | 44 (18.3%) | 30 (12.4%) | 29 (13.8%) | 36 (17.1%) | |||
| ≥40 h/week | 97 (40.2%) | 76 (31.5%) | 111 (52.9%) | 82 (39.0%) | |||
| Walking time | |||||||
| Walking time (h/day), median (IQR) | 1 (1-1) | 1 (0-1) | <0.01 | 1 (1-1) | 1 (0-1) | <0.01 | |
| <0.5 h/day, n (%) | 39 (16.2%) | 74 (30.7%) | <0.01 | 44 (21.0%) | 57 (27.1%) | <0.01 | |
| 0.5-2 h/day, n (%) | 150 (62.2%) | 133 (55.2%) | 115 (54.8%) | 112 (53.3%) | |||
| ≥2 h/day, n (%) | 52 (21.6%) | 34 (14.1%) | 51 (24.3%) | 41 (19.5%) | |||
| Exercise time | |||||||
| Exercise time (min/week), median (IQR) | 30 (0-120) | 0 (0-120) | <0.05 | 15 (0-120) | 12.5 (0-97.5) | 0.210 | |
| <30 min/week, n (%) | 116 (48.1%) | 137 (56.8%) | <0.01 | 108 (51.4%) | 112 (53.3%) | 0.556 | |
| ≥30 min/week, n (%) | 125 (51.9%) | 104 (43.2%) | 102 (48.6%) | 98 (46.7%) | |||
| Number of meals per day, median (IQR) | 3 (3-3) | 3 (3-3) | 0.464 | 3 (2-3) | 3 (2-3) | 0.835 | |
| Adequate rest, n (%) | 59 (24.5%) | 52 (21.6%) | 0.265 | 47 (22.4%) | 33 (15.7%) | <0.01 | |
| Non-adherence, n (%) | 46 (19.1%) | 42 (17.4%) | 0.075 | 56 (26.7%) | 56 (26.7%) | 0.356 | |
| Stress | |||||||
| Stress due to childcare burden, n (%) | 22 (9.1%) | 22 (9.1%) | 1.000 | 19 (9.0%) | 18 (8.6%) | 1 | |
| Stress due to COVID-19, n (%) | 52 (21.6%) | 63 (26.1%) | <0.05 | 53 (25.2%) | 58 (27.6%) | 0.182 | |
| Stress due to family budget, n (%) | 30 (12.4%) | 37 (15.4%) | 0.096 | 43 (20.5%) | 42 (20.0%) | 1 | |
| Stress due to inability to exercise, n (%) | 65 (27.0%) | 81 (33.6%) | <0.01 | 63 (30.0%) | 68 (32.4%) | 0.302 | |
| Stress due to staying indoors, n (%) | 48 (19.9%) | 67 (27.8%) | <0.01 | 43 (20.5%) | 54 (25.7%) | <0.05 | |
| Stress due to inflammatory bowel disease, n (%) | 38 (15.8%) | 41 (17.0%) | 0.546 | 54 (25.7%) | 50 (23.8%) | 0.343 | |
| Stress due to worsening of diet and nutritional status, n (%) | 10 (4.1%) | 11 (4.6%) | 1 | 30 (14.3%) | 28 (13.3%) | 0.683 | |
COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019, IQR: interquartile range